Carey Lloyd

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Carey Lloyd


Statistics
Ring name(s)	Rufus R. "Freight Train" Jones
Born	July 4, 1933 Dillon, South Carolina, United States
Died	November 13, 1993 Kansas City, Missouri
Billed from	St. Louis, Missouri
Debut	1969
Retired	1987

Carey Lloyd (July 4, 1933-November 13, 1993), also known by his ringname Rufus R. "Freight Train" Jones, was an American professional wrestler who competed in the Central States and Mid-Atlantic regional promotions as well as the American Wrestling Association and the National Wrestling Alliance during the 1970s and 1980s.

1 Championships and accomplishments
2 References
3 Further reading
4 External links

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

Central States Wrestling

NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Bob Brown (1), Dewey Robertson (1), Mike George (1)
NWA Central States Television Championship (1 time)
NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (4 times) with (1) Steve Bolus, (1) The Stomper, (2) Bob Geigel, (2)

Georgia Championship Wrestling

NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Norvell Austin

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Bugsy McGraw
NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (2 times) (Last)
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) with Wahoo McDaniel

Southeastern Championship Wrestling

NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI ranked him # 477 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

Flair, Ric. Ric Flair: To Be the Man. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. ISBN 0-7434-5691-2
Race, Harley and Gerry Tritz. King Of The Ring: The Harley Race Story. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2004. ISBN 1-58261-818-6
Shoot with Slick. Perf. Ken Johnson. DVD. Highspots.com, 2006.